Florida Pink Shrimp Fishery Improvement Project 🍤 Scope: Florida State & Federal waters -‐ US Gulf of Mexico 🍤 Start Date: January 2010 🍤 ObjecCves: ü Reduce by-‐catch of fish and sea turtles by encouraging fishermen to keep gear well tuned.
ü Encourage the government to evaluate and improve the observer coverage program.
🍤 ParCcipant: Cox’s Wholesale Seafood, LLC 1
Tilapia Aquaculture Improvement Project 🐟 Scope: Hainan, China 🐟 Start Date: August 2011 🐟 AcCviCes:
ü Assess the impact of Clapia farming on the external environment and its associated risks on disease outbreaks. ü Develop Code of Good PracCces for Hainan Tilapia Farming. ü Implement a zonal management approach.
Hainan Sky Blue Ocean Foods Co. Tongwei AquaCc Products 2
Florida White Shrimp Fishery Improvement Project 🍤 Scope: Florida State & Federal waters -‐ US Gulf of Mexico & US AtlanCc Ocean 🍤 Start Date: March 2014 🍤 ObjecCves:
ü Reduce by-‐catch by educaCng vessel captains & crews. ü Inspect Bycatch ReducCon Device (BRD) & Turtle Exclusion Device (TED) use and compliance. ü Increase the quality of the shrimp by implemenCng trawl Cme limits. 🍤 ParCcipants: Wood’s Fisheries (Supplier) Wegmans (Retailer) Patricia Lee (Vessel/Fleet)
Captain HW (Vessel/Fleet) Michael Branning (Fleet Owner) Candie Luck (Vessel/Fleet)
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Indonesian Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Project Ocean Scope: Indonesian EEZ, Indian Start Date: 2008 ObjecCves:
ü Support the change in fishing gears. ü Develop a control document staCng that: a) suppliers will not accept undersized crabs and berried females and b) buyers can perform audits or inspecCons to establish that the policy has been implemented. ü Support government in establishing harvest management policy/regulaCons.
ParCcipants:
PT. Phillips Seafoods Indonesia PT. Windika Utama PT. Kelola Mina Laut PT. Tonga Tiur Putra PT. Bumi Menara Internusa
Handy InternaConal Rex Canning APRI Toba Surimi Industries Blue Star Group
• Industry strengthen scien8fic capacity through CIAM
2015 • Corpesca, Camanchaca and CIAM signed a FIP Agreement
2016 • CIAM selected a consultant for a MSC Pre-‐ Assessment
2016 • CIAM and SFP will develop a workplan for the FIP
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YellowLin Tuna Fishery Improvement Project
🐟 Scope: Western Central Pacific Ocean 🐟 Start Date: January 2010 🐟 AcCviCes:
ü Raise awareness of sustainable fisheries & marine conservaCon. ü Collect data in cooperaCon with local authoriCes, traders and fishermen. ü Implement 1st Fairtrade standard for wild-‐capture fisheries pilot project. ü Cooperate with naConal government fisheries authoriCes and organizaCons working towards improving the sustainability of Indonesian tuna fisheries and their communiCes.